Hawaii Election Proceeds Amid Storm

Hawaii pressed ahead with its closely watched Democratic primary election Saturday after the first of two storms aimed at the state weakened to a tropical storm on Friday.

The election was postponed at two polling places on Hawaii’s Big Island due to damage to roadways, Hawaii’s chief election officer, Scott Nago, said in a statement late Friday. With the exception of those polling places, which will be handled through absentee voting, the election will move forward, Mr. Nago said.

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